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How to Improve the World: 60 Years of British Art
How to Improve the World 60 Years of British Art Author:Michael Archer, Roger Malbert, Marjorie Allthorpe-Guyton The Arts Council Collection is the most comprehensive and widely circulated of Britain's national collections. Formed in 1946, it now contains over 7,500 works by more than 2,000 artists. As a museum 'without walls', it has no permanent gallery, but can be seen in exhibitions and displays in many galleries and public buildings across Britain. Pu... more »blished in celebration of the Arts Council Collection's 60th anniversary, "How to Improve the World" includes over 150 of the Collection's key works. Featuring a range of artists practising in Britain over the last 60 years, including Francis Bacon, Patrick Caulfield, Gilbert and George, Barbara Hepworth, Susan Hiller, Chris Ofili and Cerith Wyn Evans, the book shows how the Collection has charted shifts in artistic practice and thinking since 1946.« less